Hollywood Notes on Gleason and 1944 Film Plans
Virginia Vale catalogs Jackie Gleason as the first new radio star for an August debut. The column surveys Gleason, De Haven, Hodiak, Berle, Henie, Dinah Shore, and others, noting current projects, contracts, stage work, and upcoming productions across 1944 cinema and Broadway, with brief anecdotes about stunts and crossovers in the era’s entertainment scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Les Tremayne
Browns Cling To Lead In Tight American League Battle
In a hard fought season Luke Sewell’s Browns have kept rolling near the top of the American League. Legends like Vernon Stephens George McQuinn Chester Laabs and Al Zarilla pace steady play while Sewell’s steady management earns respect. The club battles rivals Yankees Red Sox Indians Tigers and White Sox for the jump with few stars but consistent performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
Titus
James Luther Sewell
Luke
George Sisler
Vernon Stephens
George McQuinn
Chester Laabs
al Zarilla
Luke Sewell
Cleveland
Chicago
Siberia
Yankees
Indians
St. Louis
Cardinals
Los Angeles
The WPA debate on unemployment relief and federal control
A Western Newspaper Union analysis questions a new unemployment compensation bill backed by left wing New Dealers. It discusses the political risk to states sovereignty, potential funding, and the possible rise of federal standards paralleling a new NRA. The piece also notes figures like Truman and Byrnes and contrasts proposals with George’s state funded plan, arguing for cautious defense and security thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
Senator Truman
Military Affairs Committee
Dewey
NRA
Congress
George
James F. Byrnes
Truman
Byrnes
White House
Baruch
Vandenberg
The Bulldog Grip and Its Unyielding Jaw Structure
The bulldog grip arises from jaw design where the lower jaw extends beyond the upper jaw, making it physically impossible for the dog to release an object while there is tension. This trait is due to the animal's mouth construction, not obstinacy or character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Samuel
Saul
God
Gilgal
Earth
Christ
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Virginia Vale Bee
Western Newspaper Union
20Th Century-Fox
Gloria de Haven
Step Lively
Ingil
Frances Alda
Red Adams
Dr. Gillespie
John Hodiak
Lana Turner
Greer Garson
Valley of
Chico Marx
Milton Berle
Marx
Sonja Henie
International
Miss Henie
Normandy
Joe
Hargrove
Andy Hardy
Dinah Shore
International Pictures
March of Time
Joe Julian
Paul Mann
Norman Corwin
Corwin
Julian
Mann
Danny
Vera-Ellen
Kaye
Scene Clark
CBS
Raymon
John L
Marie McDonald
Willem Goetz
Jackie-Gleason
Missouri
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Detroit
New York
Harold L. Lundquise
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Manhattan
St.louis
CN Oa
General Coffee Fetei Co Louis, Itor
Kellogg’s
United States
Evernar
West
Locke Stove Company
Kansan City
Mee
Dr. C. M. Coe, Inc
Pine ST
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